Due to excessive fees, the school had to refund nap time fees to 237 students.

On January 12th, Sohu reported that parents of 7th-grade students at Wenchang Middle School (Guangdong, China) shared on social media that the school was overcharging students for nap time, causing widespread outrage.

Accordingly, each student has to pay 260 RMB/semester (approximately 900,000 VND) for napping on desks at school. Parents said that Wenchang Middle School has 1,200 seventh-grade students, and the school has collected 312,000 RMB (over 1 billion VND) just from napping fees.

Due to excessive fees, the school had to refund nap time fees to 237 students. (Illustrative image)

On the afternoon of January 11th, a representative from the Luc Xuyen District Education Department stated that they had received the information and would immediately investigate the matter. On the morning of January 12th, the representative from the district education department acknowledged the incident and stated that they had rectified the school's fee collection practices.

Regarding the collection of 312,000 RMB (over 1 billion VND) in nap fees from 1,200 seventh-grade students, the school principal denied it, stating: "As of now, only 237 students have paid the money."

Following instructions from the district education department, on the morning of January 12th, Van Xuong Secondary School had to stop collecting nap time fees and refund all money collected from 237 students. The agency added that the next step will be to strengthen school management to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Previously, in September 2023, Jieshang Private Primary School in Guangdong Province (China) also caused a stir with its surcharge for students' afternoon naps. According to the school's announcement, students sleeping on desks would pay 200 RMB/semester (661,000 VND), sleeping on mats in the classroom would cost 360 RMB/semester (1.2 million VND), and sleeping on beds in the nap room would cost 680 RMB/semester (2.8 million VND).

(Source: Vietnamnet)

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